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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 393
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Date: 12/07/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: L THUMB FX. / LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN ON LT 4TH FINGER, 3 MO. AGO- STILL HAS BUMP ON FINGER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT STATES PLAYING AROUND WITH BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW-PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN L RING FINGER WITH BB GUN. SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND & BB IN FINGER: DX: FOREIGN BODY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
INJURIERD FINGER COCKING BBGUN. " NAIL AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FB L IND FING/20YOM SHOT 1" FROM TIP OF PELLET GUN TO BASE OF FINGER LA ST PM. FB STILL IN PLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT HAD A BB LODGED IN A FINGER BY ACCIDENTLY SHOOTING SELF WITH BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FB RT INDEX FINGER-BB.PT PLACED FINGER ON BARRELL OF BB GUN AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS LOADED AND IT WENT OFF AND BB IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O BB IN HAND. PT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN. DX FRACT POSSIBLE L PHALAX PROX 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O BULLET WOUND. PT SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX FRACT LFT P HALANX FOREIGN BODY LFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB IN FINGER, SHOT HIMSELF IN INDEX FINGER WITH BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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